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White-naped Lory

Lorius albidinucha

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedEndemicNectarForestMedium · 132 g

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The white-naped lory is 26 cm (10 in) long. It is mostly red with black on top of head and white on back of neck. It has green wings, and a narrow yellow transverse line on each side of body below neck. It has dark-grey legs. It has an orange-red beak, dark-grey eyerings, and orange-yellow pupils.

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When to see the White-naped Lory

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 4 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the White-naped Lory

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Papua New Guinea

About the White-naped Lory

The white-naped lory is a monotypic species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.

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Easily confused with

Purple-naped Lory (Lorius domicella) Purple-naped LoryLorius domicellaThe purple-naped lory is 28 cm (11 in) long. Chattering Lory (Lorius garrulus) Chattering LoryLorius garrulusThe chattering lory is 30 cm (12 in) long. Yellow-bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus) Yellow-bibbed LoryLorius chlorocercusThe yellow-bibbed lory is 28 cm (11 in) long.

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